Gang-gangs on Red hill, Hughes

[Matthew Willis <>]

I was there this morning and the gang gangs were plentiful. I parked on Kent Street - 3 were playing in a dead tree right beside the footpath.  Worth a try if you have visitors with only a few minutes to spare.

Also saw a pair beside an area surrounded by temporary fencing, uphill just a little - the male was in place making plenty of noise while the female was alongside working away at an area where a branch had broken off.  I couldn't tell if it was a hollow or whether she was tending a nest or feeding - no sounds came from within.

Plenty of kookaburras (and roos, of course) - great if you have visitors - and three sacred kingfishers,  which I wasn't expecting.

A wonderful spot!

On 03/02/2015 8:54 AM, "John Leonard" <> wrote:

This morning I took a visiting Dutch bird watcher, Pieter, on a walk from my house in Hughes around the Kent street side of Red Hill, mainly to see ggs.

We saw over 20 ggs and Pieter was able video males, a female and an immature male close up. He was very happy, and I was pleased that red hill lived up to its status as a gg hot spot.

Also seen Speckled Warbler (tick for Pieter), leaden flycatcher, sacred kingfisher, rainbow lorikeets, ytbc

John Leonard
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